Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia

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Prince William
County Public Schools
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Prince William County, Virginia
District details
Superintendent: Steven L. Walts
# of school board members: 8
Website: Link

Prince William County Public Schools is the second-largest school district in Virginia serving 79,358 students in 86 schools. It is located in northern Virginia in Prince William County.

About the district

Prince William County Public Schools is located in Prince William County, Virginia.

Prince William County Public Schools is located in Prince William County, Virginia. The county seat of Prince William County is Manassas. Prince William County was home to 446,094 residents in 2014, according to estimates by the United States Census Bureau.[1]

Demographics

Prince William County outperformed the rest of Virginia in terms of higher education achievement in 2013. The United States Census Bureau found that 38.1 percent of Prince William County residents aged 25 years and older had attained a bachelor's degree compared to 35.2 percent for Virginia as a whole. The median household income in Prince William County was $98,071 compared to $63,907 for the state of Virginia. The poverty rate in Prince William County was 6.3 percent compared to 11.3 percent for the entire state.[1]

Racial Demographics, 2014[1]
Race Prince William County (%) Virginia (%)
White 64.4 70.5
Black or African American 21.5 19.7
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.1 0.5
Asian 8.4 6.3
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander 0.2 0.1
Two or More Races 4.4 2.8
Hispanic or Latino 22.0 8.9

Presidential Voting Pattern, Prince William County[2]
Year Democratic Vote (%) Republican Vote (%)
2012 57.3 41.3
2008 57.5 41.6
2004 46.4 52.8
2000 44.5 52.5

Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here.

Superintendent

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Steven L. Walts is the superintendent of Prince William County Public Schools. Walts was appointed superintendent in 2005. Walts's previous career experience includes working as an elementary school teacher and principal.[3]

School board elections

The Prince William County School Board is composed of eight members, one from each magisterial district and an at-large member who serves as chairman. They serve four year terms.[4]

Prince William County School Board
Member District Term Ends
Babur Lateef At-large 2019
Gil Trenum Brentsville District 2019
William Deutsch Coles District 2019
Alyson Satterwhite Gainesville District 2019
Diane Raulston Neabsco District 2019
Lillie Jessie Occoquan District 2019
Justin Wilk Potomac District 2019
Loree Williams Woodbridge District 2019
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Election dates

See also: 2015 elections, 2018 elections, and 2019 elections

One seat was up for election on the Prince William County Public School Board on November 5, 2013. This was a special election to fill the vacated seat of former member Denita Ramirez, who resigned in November 2012.[5]

Since the elections are not staggered, all eight seats were up for election on November 3, 2015. A special election was held on November 6, 2018, due to a vacancy on the board.

All eight seats were up for election on November 5, 2019.

Budget

From 1993 to 2013, the Prince William County school district had an average of $601,600,905 in revenue and $615,566,905 in expenditures, according to the United States Census Bureau's survey of school system finances. The district had a yearly average of $337,671,143 in outstanding debt. The district retired $27,078,381 of its debt and issued $45,639,476 in new debt each year on average.[6]

Revenue

The table below separates the district's revenue into the three sources identified by the agency: local, state, and federal.

Revenue by Source
Fiscal
Year
Local State Federal Revenue Total
Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue Total % of Revenue
2010$484,017,00052.89%$349,060,00038.14%$82,062,0008.97%$915,139,000
2011$470,510,00052.15%$359,029,00039.80%$72,626,0008.05%$902,165,000
2012$502,290,00052.27%$394,638,00041.07%$64,039,0006.66%$960,967,000
2013$527,339,00052.52%$428,753,00042.70%$47,983,0004.78%$1,004,075,000
Avg.$328,630,23855.24%$244,467,33340.51%$28,503,3334.25%$601,600,905

Expenditures

The table below separates the district's expenditures into five categories identified by the agency:

  • Instruction: operation expenditures, state payments on behalf of the district for instruction and benefits, and retirement system transfers
  • Support Services: support services, food services, and retirement system transfers for support service staff
  • Capital Spending: capital outlay expenditures (i.e., construction, land or facilities purchases, and equipment purchases)
  • Debt & Gov. Payments: payments to state and local governments and interest on school system debt
  • Other: all other non-K-12 programs, except food services
Expenditures by Category
Fiscal
Year
Instruction Support Services Capital Spending Debt & Gov. Payments Other Budget
Total
Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget Total % of Budget
2010$448,594,00048.16%$333,951,00035.85%$91,950,0009.87%$26,778,0002.87%$30,231,0003.25%$931,504,000
2011$446,555,00047.18%$333,160,00035.20%$108,251,00011.44%$29,010,0003.06%$29,542,0003.12%$946,518,000
2012$469,058,00048.07%$356,537,00036.54%$87,254,0008.94%$27,639,0002.83%$35,355,0003.62%$975,843,000
2013$489,435,00048.18%$366,903,00036.12%$93,217,0009.18%$27,975,0002.75%$38,381,0003.78%$1,015,911,000
Avg.$296,445,57148.88%$214,112,66734.77%$70,635,14311.13%$15,848,5242.44%$18,525,0002.77%$615,566,905

Debt

The table below shows the amount of debt retired, issued, and outstanding in the district for each year.

Debt
Fiscal
Year
Retired Issued Outstanding
2010$35,744,000$80,380,000$580,200,000
2011$37,110,000$9,685,000$552,775,000
2012$40,818,000$47,540,000$559,497,000
2013$70,605,000$77,976,000$566,868,000
Avg.$27,078,381$45,639,476$337,671,143

Teacher salaries

Prince William County Schools Teacher Salary Scale 2013-2014[7]
Step Bachelor's Degree ($) Bachelor's + 15 ($) Master's Degree ($) Master's + 30 ($) Doctorate ($)
1 44,048 45,283 49,299 51,149 52,386
2 44,788 46,023 50,039 51,889 53,126
3 45,539 46,775 50,790 52,641 53,877
4 46,302 47,537 51,552 53,403 54,639
5 47,076 48,311 52,326 54,177 55,413
6 48,646 49,881 53,896 55,747 56,984
7 50,263 51,498 55,513 57,364 58,600
8 51,928 53,164 57,179 59,030 60,266
9 53,645 54,880 58,895 60,746 61,982
10 55,411 56,646 60,662 62,512 63,749
11 57,230 58,465 62,481 64,331 65,568
12 59.105 60,340 64,355 66,206 67,442
13 61,035 62,270 66,285 68,136 69,372
14 63,024 64,259 68,275 70,125 71,362
15 65,072 66,308 70,323 72,174 73,410
16 67,180 68,415 72,431 74,281 75,518
17 69,354 70,589 74,604 76,455 77,691
18 71,592 72,827 76,842 78,693 79,929
19 73,897 75,132 79,147 80,998 82,235
20 76,271 77,506 81,521 83,372 84,608
21 78,716 79,951 83,966 85,817 87,053
22 81,235 82,470 86,485 88,336 89,572
23 83,830 85,065 89,080 90,931 92,167
24 86,501 87,737 91,752 93,603 94,839
25 89,255 90,490 94,505 96,356 97,592
26 92,090 93,325 97,340 99,191 100,427

Schools in Prince William County

Prince William County Public Schools operates 86 schools listed below in alphabetical order.[8]

Prince William County schools
Name
Alvey Elementary School
Antietam Elementary School
Ashland Elementary School
Battlefield High School
Bel Air Elementary School
Belmont Elementary School
Bennett Elementary School
Benton Middle School
Beville Middle School
Brentsville District High School
Bristow Run Elementary School
Buckland Mills Elementary School
Bull Run Middle School
Cedar Point Elementary School
Coles Elementary School
Dale City Elementary School
Dumfries Elementary School
Ellis Elementary School
Enterprise Elementary School
Featherstone Elementary School
Fitzgerald Elementary School
Forest Park High School
Freedom High School
Fred M. Lynn Middle School
Gainesville Middle School
Gar-Field High School
Glenkirk Elementary School
Godwin Middle School
Governor's School at Innovation Park
Graham Park Middle School
Gravely Elementary School
Henderson Elementary School
Hylton High School
Kerrydale Elementary School
Kilby Elementary School
King Elementary School
Lake Ridge Elementary School
Lake Ridge Middle School
Leesylvania Elementary School
Loch Lomond Elementary School
Marshall Elementary School
Marumsco Hills Elementary School
Marsteller Middle School
McAuliffe Elementary School
Minnieville Elementary School
Montclair Elementary School
Mountain View Elementary School
Mullen Elementary School
Neabsco Elementary School
Nokesville Elementary School
Occoquan Elementary School
Old Bridge Elementary School
Osbourn Park High School
Parkside Middle School
Patriot High School
Pattie Elementary School
Penn Elementary School
Piney Branch Elementary School
Potomac High School
Potomac Middle School
Potomac View Elementary School
Rippon Middle School
River Oaks Elementary School
Rockledge Elementary School
Ronald Wilson Reagan Middle School
Rosa Parks Elementary School
Signal Hill Elementary School
Sinclair Elementary School
Springwoods Elementary School
Stonewall Middle School
Stonewall Jackson High School
Sudley Elementary School
Swans Creek Elementary School
T. Clay Wood Elementary School
Triangle Elementary School
Tyler Elementary School
Vaughan Elementary School
Victory Elementary School
Virtual High School
Washington-Reid Elementary School
West Gate Elementary School
Westridge Elementary School
Williams Elementary School
Woodbridge Middle School
Woodbridge High School
Yorkshire Elementary School

Academic performance

The Commonwealth of Virginia assesses schools based on Standards of Learning (SOL) tests and other statewide assessments; schools receive two accountability ratings a year based on student performance on these assessments. SOL tests assess student performance in English, math, science and history. Ratings are also given based on school and school division adherence to the goals of the federal Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), which requires 100 percent proficiency in reading and mathematics by 2014.

School's state accreditation is based on performance in English, history, mathematics and science.

Schools and school divisions, as well as the State, are rated as achieving Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) if they meet or exceed annual benchmarks in reading and mathematics.[9]

2011

AYP

The district did not make AYP in 2011, as many student subgroups failed to meet assessment standards.[10]

Student Academic Performance[10]
Subject % Passed in 2009 % Passed in 2010 % Passed in 2011
English 90% 90% 89%
Math 87% 89% 87%
Writing 92% 91% 92%
History 92% 90% 84%
Science 89% 90% 90%

Graduation/dropout rate

The district's federal four-year graduation rate was 82%, and its 2010 dropout rate was 1.35%.[10]

2010

The Virginia Department of Education School Division Report Card reports Prince William County Public Schools as having a student population of 76,862 and 83 schools in the division.

Prince William County Public School Division made AYP for the 2009-2010 school year.[11]

Statistics for the 30 largest schools in the division are tabulated below.

School Grade Enrollment Made Adequate Yearly

Progress for 2009?

Ashland Elementary Pre-K - 5 926 Yes
Battlefield High 9 - 12 2,896 Yes
Brentsville District High 9 - 12 1,626 Yes
Bristow Run Elementary Pre-K - 5 1,164 Yes
Buckland Mills Elementary Pre-K - 5 927 Yes
Bull Run Middle 6 - 8 1,530 Yes
C.D. Hylton High 9 – 12, PG 2,212 Yes
Cedar Point Elementary Pre-K - 5 1,112 Yes
E.H. Marsteller Middle 6 - 8 1,429 No
Fannie W. Fitzgerald Elementary Pre-K - 5 873 No
Forest Park High 9 - 12 2,314 Yes
Freedom High 9 - 12 1,756 Yes
Gainesville Middle 6 - 8 1,262 Yes
Gar-Field High 9 – 12, PG 2,550 Yes
George P. Mullen Elementary Pre-K - 5 862 Yes
Glenkirk Elementary Pre-K - 5 1,175 No
Herbert J. Saunders Middle 6 - 8 1,076 Yes
Lake Ridge Middle 6 - 8 2,896 No
Louise A. Benton Middle 6 - 8 1,360 No
Mills E. Godwin Middle 6 - 8 924 No
Osbourn Park High 9 - 12 2,753 Yes
Parkside Middle 6 - 8 1,079 No
Potomac High 9 - 12 1,757 No
Potomac Middle 6 - 8 1,120 Yes
Stonewall Jackson High 9 - 12 2,457 No
Stonewall Middle 6 - 8 1,088 No
Stuart M. Beville Middle 6 - 8 1,072 Yes
Victory Elementary Pre-K - 5 988 Yes
Woodbridge High 9 – 12 2,549 Yes
Woodbridge Middle 6 - 8 1,032 No

Issues

Ryan Sawyers recall effort

See also: Ryan Sawyers recall, Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia (2018)

An effort to recall Ryan Sawyers from his position as at-large chairman of the Prince William County school board was started in November 2016. Sawyers resigned from his position on March 7, 2018. In his resignation statement, he cited personal and professional reasons for leaving, and he described the district's school board and administration as corrupt.[12]

On their official recall petition, the Prince William Committee for Quality Education said that Sawyers had misused his position, discriminated against district administrators, and tried to change sports policies to favor a specific organization. Sawyers called the recall effort silly and said speeches made by the committee members were, in his words, "political theater." Others said the effort against him was political backlash after Sawyers, a Democrat, won a seat that was previously held by Republicans.[13]

Diane Raulston recall effort

See also: Diane Raulston recall, Prince William County Public Schools, Virginia (2016)

An effort to recall Diane Raulston from her position as representative of the Neabsco District on the Prince William County Public Schools school board was started in August 2016. A group called the Prince William County Democratic Campaign Committee started the recall due to charges that Raulston had ignored her constituents and had "threatened" teachers who spoke against board decisions. Raulson said she had publicly apologized for the remarks she made to teachers and said it was a "misunderstanding." She also denied the allegation that she had ignored her constituents.[14]

Raulston and three fellow Democrats on the board expressed surprise at the recall effort, as none of them were involved. Chairman of the Prince William County Democratic Committee Harry Wiggins also said he was not involved with the recall.[14]

Contact information

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Prince William County Public Schools
14715 Bristow Rd.
Manassas, VA 20112
Phone: (703) 791-7200

See also

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